eggsellent droppings

Eggselent Droppings

Broad Question

Does height effect splatter?

Specific Questions

Does the height you drop and egg increase the size of a splatter?

Hypothesis

It is hypothesized that when an egg is dropped from a higher height the splatter will be larger than a shorter height.

Graph of Hypothesis

Rationale
In rationale it was read about Isaac Newton the man who discovered gravity.

Variables The size of the eggs, the ladder, the dropping pad, the temperature of eggs, the time they were dropped, color of eggs , Location of drop site, how many times i dropped one egg, what I was wearing, same supplies.

Independent Variable: The Height.

Dependent Variable: Distance across egg splatter.

Variables That Need To Be Controlled: The height will be controlled.

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General Plan

The general plan was to drop eggs from different heights.

Potential Problems And Solutions

Experiment areas, cleaning up area, get eggs ladder measuring

Safety Or Environmental Concerns It is a concern to make sure no body with egg allergies are away from the experiment area.

Experimental Design

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Resources and Budget Table

Item	Number needed	Where I will get this	Cost
eggs	25	Grants super market	12.72
ladder	1	Janitor	0.00
drop cloth	1	dollar tree	7.00
shower curtain	1	dollar tree	2.00
tape measure	1	Science room	0.00
Flip video camera	1	science room	0.00

Detailed Procedure

E block
1 Go to Grants and buy 25 Jumbo eggs.
2 Borrow a 12 foot ladder, duct tape, Flip Video Camera, and meter stick from school.
3 Purchase drop cloth at dollar store.
4 Get paper and pencil from binder.
5 Mark ladder with duct tape where measurements are: 2, 4 ,6, 8, and 10 feet from floor.
6 Bring all materials to cafeteria.
7 Spread out drop cloth on cafeteria floor.
8 Set up flip camera on tripod at good angle and record.
9 Climb ladder with your hand holding the egg at 10 foot mark then drop egg.
10 Measure radius of egg splatter from yoke to furthest point in centimeters.
11 Write down radius numbers on paper write with pencil.
12 Clean egg mush with dust pan, dry with paper towel between dropping times throw away mush in trash can.
13 Repeat four more times from that height.
14 Repeat steps 8-13 at 8 feet on ladder.
15 Repeat steps 8-14 at 6 feet on ladder.
16 Repeat steps 8-14 at 4 feet on ladder.
17 Repeat steps 8-14 at 2 feet on ladder.
18 Drop eggs 1 at a time.
19 Drop 5 eggs from each height.
20 Put all materials from project away. 21 Create graph, record the numbers from the paper in which radius data is.

data table

Graphs

Photos

Egg splatter

Results

The average splatter at 60 cm the mean was 9.2 cm. The average splatter at 120 cm the mean was 17 cm. The average splatter at 180 cm the mean was 25.6 cm. The average splatter at 240 cm the mean was 37.4 cm. The eggs dropped from the highest elevation made splatters that were at least four times wider than the 60 cm splatters. The heights were ironically four times as high.

Conclusion

The experiment was designed to test the effect of height an egg is dropped from on the splatter of eggs. The results show that the higher the egg is dropped from, the bigger the splatter. The average splatter size was 37.4 cm from 240 cm high. The average splatter was 25.6 cm from 180 cm high. The average splatter was 17 cm from 120 cm high. The average splatter was 9.2 at 60 cm.

Discussion

The experiment was conducted to determine what effect does height dropped have on splatter of an egg. The answer to the experiment question was that the higher the elevation the egg was dropped from, the larger the splatter. It was hypothesized that the higher the elevation the larger the splatter. On average the lowest height had the smallest splatter and the highest elevation had the largest splatter. There was a trend when the eggs were dropped from a higher elevation, the splatters got larger as the elevation increased.
There was a strong relationship between the height of the drop and the size of the splatter so therefore there was a strong cause and effect seen. The force of gravity increases as height increases. The greater the distance from the ground the egg gained momentum and hit the ground with greater force. This momentum caused the inside of the egg to spread farther when it hit the ground. This was proved by Isaac Newton hundreds of years ago.
When first conducting trials it was found that the egg splatter was too big for the drop cloth and it became very messy. The trials were recreated in an outdoors area with greater success. Once the experiment was set up and conducted outside the trials went as planned. If this experiment was recreated smaller eggs would be recommended. More than one drop cloth would also have been helpful to enable each trial to be conducted more quickly.Use of a video camera was very helpful in record keeping.
The results of this experiment would be helpful to abstract painters. Kind of like people who make splatter paintings. A new experiment that could be tested is what kind of structures can have a egg stop from breaking from the highest elevation.

Benefit to Community and/or Science

This can be a benefit to painters and people who want to see stuff splatter all over the place. It will benefit abstract painters who make splatter paint. It can also entertain people.

Background Research

__http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_different_heights_affect_the_distance_of_egg_splatter__
Higher height bigger radius.
__http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_size_of_the_chicken_egg__
popular egg size 2 inches long 5 inches in circumference.
__http://www.angio.net/personal/climb/speed__

References

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to test the effect of height on a dropped eggs’ splatter size. A ladder was used to change the four heights. The eggs were dropped on a pre marked bullseye to measure the splatters. The results showed the higher elevations produced the larger egg splatters. Therefore it can be assumed that the higher the elevation the larger the splatter.